• The university was established in 1906 and found in Moscow the capital city of Russia.
• Russian National Research Medical University is one of the oldest & largest medical universities in the Russian Federation.
• It is the only medical university in Russia to be awarded the category of the National Research University.
• In 2010, the University received the status of “National Research University”
• The University have 3 multi-profile medical research centers, 8 academic departments, and 4 research institutes.
• The university has established the network with the biggest Moscow state clinical hospitals which service hundreds of thousands people with various pathologies.
• I. Pirogov is a leading scientific and educational medical center that provides training for doctors (specialties – general medicine, pediatrics) as well as unique medical scientific personnel.
• The university collaborates with more than 50 international organizations for the implementation of student exchange programs and academic mobility programs in medical education.
• All the large government hospitals in Moscow are affiliated with Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University and students will participate in hospital life during a series of internships.
• The infrastructural facilities of the university are top-class, the campus is equipped with modern classrooms, laboratories and student facilities.

Ranking

• According to the Times Higher Education the university holds 1001+ World University Rankings in 2020.
• According to QS World University ranking the university medicine ranks 451-500
• RUR World University Rank the university 588 worldwide and 16^th position within the country.